New Regulatory Agenda: No Good News for Heat or Silica
Our long wait is over. The White House Office of Management and Budget has finally issued its latest Regulatory Agenda.…
Today in History: Lac-Mégantic and Piper Alpha Disasters
Reprint from 2018 July 6 has a rather dubious place in the history of workplace and community safety, corporate responsibility…
Mamdani Acts to Protect NYC Workers from Heat Hazards
I happened to be in New York City last week visiting the kids and grandkids when I got an email…
Human Cockfighting: Lions and Gladiators at the White House Coliseum
Today is a big day for us residents of Washington D.C. 80 years ago today, our revered President slithered out…
White House Cancels 2026 OSHA Penalty Increases
Americans are suffering from higher prices everywhere they look, prices that are rising faster than their paychecks: Moms and dads…
Finally! You Can Translate Confined Space
We Boomers over here at Confined Space are a bit slow sometimes on the technology front. But eventually, we wake…
California Moves to Ban Silica Countertops
The California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board voted unanimously last week to fast-track an emergency rule that would ban…
11 Presumed Dead in Paper Plant Tank Implosion: What We Know
At least eight workers are now confirmed dead, and firefighters believe there are three more bodies they have yet to…
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Dispatches From the Front Lines of Workplace Safety and Health
Next OSHA Inspection: The Fifth of Never We recently summarized the findings of the AFL-CIO’s 2026 Death on the Job…
Tony Mazzocchi Centennial Conference: June 4-5
Ask almost anyone active in the workplace health and safety movement who’s around my age about what inspired them to…